(a) Upon receipt of an application, the comptroller shall review the application to ensure that it is complete. If the application is incomplete, including if any information is not substantiated as required by §9.4323 of this title (relating to Application) as determined by the comptroller, the comptroller may contact the applicant and request any required information. Any required information requested by the comptroller must be submitted by the applicant within 14 calendar days of the request.
(b) An application is not considered complete until the documentation identified in §9.4323 of this title is submitted to the comptroller and any requested information is submitted within the deadline provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) An application shall be rejected by the comptroller if the application is submitted:
  (1) before February 1 of the year following the end of a fiscal year for which the applicant is seeking a payment;
  (2) after April 1 of the year following the end of a fiscal year for which the applicant is seeking a payment;
  (3) on a form other than the most updated version of the comptroller prescribed form;
  (4) by a method not outlined in the comptroller prescribed form; or
  (5) without being complete as prescribed under subsection (b) of this section by April 1 of the year following the fiscal year for which the applicant is seeking payment.
(d) The comptroller may reject an application if the applicant or the application does not adhere to Local Government Code, §140.011 or to this subchapter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.4325 adopted to be effective February 22, 2016, 41 TexReg 1260